Colin Firth To Lead “Operation Mincemeat”

Oscar-winner Colin Firth will star in the true story World War II counterespionage tale “Operation Mincemeat” for See-Saw Films and Cohen Media Group.

The story takes place in 1943 as the Allies prepare to launch an all-out assault on Nazi-held Europe. They have to protect a massive invasion force from entrenched German firepower and avert a potential massacre.

Two intelligence officers, Ewen Montagu (Firth) and Charles Cholmondeley, dream up an inspired disinformation strategy centered on the corpse of a dead man.

“Shakespeare in Love” helmer John Madden directs and Emmy-nominated Michelle Ashford (“The Pacific,” “John Adams”) penned the screenplay based on the Ben Macintyre novel of the same name.